NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1975 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd and 5th place bouts

  1. 1Larry BielenbergORST
  2. 2Greg GibsonORE
  3. 3John BowlsbyIOWA
  4. 4Bill KalkbrennerOU
  5. 5Terry DeStitoLEH
  6. 6Larry AveryMSU

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 6 bouts

26 byes into the round of 32

  1. Chuck Coryea (4), Clarion (PA) over Vic Henderson, California-Berkeley — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Greg Gibson (2), Oregon over Rob Whisman, Iowa State — Sup 10–0 · View bout
  3. Joel Puleo (6), Duke (NC) over Randy Omvig, Northern Iowa — Dec 13–5 · View bout
  4. John Bowlsby, Iowa over Joe Bertolone, John Carroll (OH) — Fall 4:04 · View bout
  5. Mark Cole, Arizona State over Dennis Fenton, Massachusetts — Fall 4:19 · View bout
  6. Terry DeStito (3), Lehigh (PA) over Don Wilson, Montana State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Kalkbrenner (8), Oklahoma over Gerry Anthony, Morehead State (KY) — Fall 2:47 · View bout
  2. Bruce Conger, Nebraska over Jim Schuster, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Chuck Coryea (4), Clarion (PA) over Gene Santoli, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Dave Rodhe, Kent State (OH) over Jimmy Jackson, Oklahoma State — Fall 5:12 · View bout
  5. Don Mayorga (5), Hofstra (NY) over Mark Cole, Arizona State — Fall 1:31 · View bout
  6. Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Mark Bittick, Boise State (ID) — Fall 3:36 · View bout
  7. Greg Gibson (2), Oregon over Mike Murburg Jr., Princeton (NJ) — Fall 7:20 · View bout
  8. Jerry Anderson, Drake (IA) over Reggie Williams, Dartmouth (NH) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  9. Joel Puleo (6), Duke (NC) over Jim Feucht, Miami (OH) — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  10. John Bowlsby, Iowa over Tom Higgins Jr., North Carolina State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  11. Larry Avery, Michigan State over Ken Stewart, Yale (CT) — Sup 16–5 · View bout
  12. Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State over Mitch Marsicano, Michigan — Fall 4:20 · View bout
  13. Mark Stepanovich, Navy (MD) over Kevin Pancratz, Illinois — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  14. Milt Seals, New Mexico over Dalfin Blaske, North Dakota State — Fall 4:39 · View bout
  15. Terry DeStito (3), Lehigh (PA) over Bob Walker, Alabama — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  16. Willie Bryant Jr., East Carolina (NC) over Al Nuytten, Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Kalkbrenner (8), Oklahoma over Willie Bryant Jr., East Carolina (NC) — Fall 2:52 · View bout
  2. Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Dave Rodhe, Kent State (OH) — Sup 21–3 · View bout
  3. Greg Gibson (2), Oregon over Jerry Anderson, Drake (IA) — Dec 11–3 · View bout
  4. John Bowlsby, Iowa over Don Mayorga (5), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  5. Larry Avery, Michigan State over Joel Puleo (6), Duke (NC) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  6. Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State over Mark Stepanovich, Navy (MD) — Dflt · View bout
  7. Milt Seals, New Mexico over Chuck Coryea (4), Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  8. Terry DeStito (3), Lehigh (PA) over Bruce Conger, Nebraska — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Greg Gibson (2), Oregon over Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. John Bowlsby, Iowa over Milt Seals, New Mexico — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  3. Larry Avery, Michigan State over Terry DeStito (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State over Bill Kalkbrenner (8), Oklahoma — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Gibson (2), Oregon over Larry Avery, Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State over John Bowlsby, Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State over Greg Gibson (2), Oregon — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Bertolone, John Carroll (OH) over Tom Higgins Jr., North Carolina State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Rob Whisman, Iowa State over Mike Murburg Jr., Princeton (NJ) — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Don Mayorga (5), Hofstra (NY) over Joe Bertolone, John Carroll (OH) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Ken Stewart, Yale (CT) over Joel Puleo (6), Duke (NC) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. Mitch Marsicano, Michigan over Mark Stepanovich, Navy (MD) — MFF · View bout
  4. Rob Whisman, Iowa State over Jerry Anderson, Drake (IA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Kalkbrenner (8), Oklahoma over Mitch Marsicano, Michigan — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Rob Whisman, Iowa State — Fall 4:42 · View bout
  3. Milt Seals, New Mexico over Don Mayorga (5), Hofstra (NY) — Fall 3:22 · View bout
  4. Terry DeStito (3), Lehigh (PA) over Ken Stewart, Yale (CT) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Kalkbrenner (8), Oklahoma over Milt Seals, New Mexico — Fall 3:07 · View bout
  2. Terry DeStito (3), Lehigh (PA) over Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Kalkbrenner (8), Oklahoma over Larry Avery, Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. John Bowlsby, Iowa over Terry DeStito (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Bowlsby, Iowa over Bill Kalkbrenner (8), Oklahoma — Fall 4:41 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Terry DeStito (3), Lehigh (PA) over Larry Avery, Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout